Mad Men C to Z S6E7 Man With a Plan

The merger between SCDP and CGC causes some power struggles, which carry over into Don's affair with Sylvia. Pete is forced to care for his mother, while Bob Benson looks out for Joan. We've got a chair for you at the partners' meeting, so re-watch with us!

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Podcast Time Stamps

00:00 Introduction

00:42 Don eavesdrops on Sylvia and Arnold fighting, because he's classy like that

02:02 Peggy's first day . . . again; the reality of merging SCDP & CGC

04:47 "I went to a meeting this morning, and there was no chair for me!" (This is that meeting)

07:58 Pete's care for his mother means asking her building manager to pour her a gin and tonic

10:32 "I need you, and nothing else will do."

12:33 "Dammit, Burt! You stole my goodbye!"

15:43 A rap session about margarine in general

17:17 Don's power trip at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel

18:53 Ted's right and Don has no good defense

22:22 "Buy Trudy a catcher's mask, and be happy you get to go to work every day."

23:05 Gilligan's Island, margarine, and bacon's not up for debate

26:29 Bob might be an opportunist, but he does help Joan

27:49 "Oh, Mathis. I knew it! Don't you have any hope?"

28:52 A hero in a leaky waiting room

31:41 To play Don's control game, or not to play (spoiler: the only way to win is not to play)

35:33 Can the audience feel sympathy for Don when he goes home to Megan?

39:20 "Give him the early rounds. He'll tire himself out."

40:42 "I'll have the cook make your favorite for dinner." Can the audience feel sympathy for Dorothy Dyckman Campbell?

42:10 Peggy reminds Don he's a grown-up

43:58 Taking my novel is a bridge too far

45:30 Don pretends he's not terrified in Ted's airplane

47:29 "Honestly, Joan, every good deed is not part of a plan." (Except this one probably is.)

49:17 "My mother can go to Hell, and Ted Chaough can fly her there."

49:57 It's over. He's never been the one in control.

53:06 Sorry, Lawrence. Maybe if you'd taken Joan to the hospital, you'd still have a job.

53:52 The longest elevator ride in the world

54:49 Bobby Kennedy

56:24 Closing Song, Episode Wrap-Up, and Listener Shout-Out